A review of low-cost scanners†

Abstract

This paper summarizes the characteristics of 19 scanners costing less than Dfl20000 (US$10000). It also describes the completeness of scanning performed by three of these low-cost scanners (from Agfa, Cannon and Houston Instruments) and the accuracy of one (SCAN-CAD of Houston Instruments). It was found that complete scanning occurs with resolutions of half the minimum map line width and that maximum errors of 0-5 mm were achieved.